Lithia Motors Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Information For First Quarter 2003
MEDFORD, Ore., April 17 -- Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that its first quarter 2003 earnings will be released on Friday, April 25th at 5 a.m., Pacific Time.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
A conference call to discuss the results for the first quarter 2003 will be held on the same day at 10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT, 12 p.m. CT and 1 p.m. ET.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CALLS: 973-582-2700
Please call in at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call.
To listen LIVE on our website or for REPLAY: Log-on to www.Lithia.com
-- Go to Investor Relations -- and click on the Conference Call Icon.
The replay will be available at our website until July 29, 2003.
A playback of the conference call will be available on April 25 after 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time, through May 8, 2003. The playback can be accessed by calling 973-341-3080 (access code: 3851898) or by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Lithia Motors website; www.Lithia.com.
Lithia Motors, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 and Russell 2000 Company that sells 24 brands of new vehicles and operates 72 stores and 136 franchises in 10 states in the Western United States and over the Internet through "Lithia.com -- America's Car & Truck Store." Lithia also sells used vehicles; arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts; and provides vehicle parts, maintenance, and repair services at all of its locations. Lithia retailed 91,478 new and used vehicles and had $2.38 billion in total revenue in 2002.
For additional information on Lithia Motors, contact: Jeff DeBoer, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer (541) 776-6868 (E-mail: invest@lithia.com) or Dan Retzlaff, Director Investor Relations at (541) 776-6819 (dretzlaff@lithia.com) or log-on to: www.lithia.com -- go to About Lithia -- Investor Relations
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